On June 1, 2024, a 38-year-old Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) and a 41-year-old Chinese boxer Zhang Zhilei (26-2-1, 21 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Wilder came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 9 days. Zhilei was on a -1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 24 days.
Zhang Zhilei stopped Deontay Wilder via KO in the 5th round. Zhilei improves his record to 27-2-1 (22 KOs), while Wilder adds a loss to his record at 43-4-1.
On December 23, 2023, a 38-year-old Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) and a 31-year-old New Zealander boxer Joseph Parker (33-3, 23 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Wilder came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 8 days. Parker was on a 3-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 25 days.
Joseph Parker defeated Deontay Wilder via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Parker improves his record to 34-3, while Wilder adds a loss to his record at 43-3-1.
On October 9, 2021, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury met again in an immediate rematch.
Wilder came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 93% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 7 months, and 17 days. Fury was on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 7 months, and 17 days.
In the rematch, Tyson Fury stopped Deontay Wilder via KO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles. Fury improves his record to 31-0-1 (22 KOs), while Wilder adds a loss to his record at 42-2-1.
On February 22, 2020, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury met again in a rematch.
Wilder came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days. Fury was on a 2-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 8 days.
In the rematch, Tyson Fury stopped the champion via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion. Fury improves his record to 30-0-1 (21 KOs), while Wilder adds a loss to his record at 42-1-1.